Ricky Gervais has defended his new sitcom centred around Warwick Davis, insisting he doesn't rely on the dwarf actor's short stature for the show's jokes.

David and Victoria Beckham's new daughter is believed to have been named after a Disney character.

Young Kiwi driver's fraught two races shows him 'highs and lows of motor racing within half a lap'.

The number is 14 and rising, but Eric Murray insists he's not keeping count.

White blonde is having something of a fashionable resurgence. Harriet Walker dyed her hair to see what the fuss was about.

A 17-year-old model from Matamata is touted to give Kate Moss a run for her money.

Booker Prize winner Alan Hollinghurst is not noted for his prolific output, so a new novel is always a great event. And his latest could be his best yet.

Angry journalist claims paper was sacrificed to save one woman.

Stir caused by opera character's sexual identity shows society still mired in paranoia.

Jane Shepherdson changed the way women shop and has been dubbed the most important person in fashion.

Research has revealed the naked mole rat has a genome similar to that of a human.

Tracing the roots of a nursery classic proves surprisingly tricky for Jim Eagles.

The New Zealand victim of Malcolm Webster's murderous plans says "the guilty verdict and sentence are hugely validating and serve to bring closure". Webster will serve at least the next three decades in prison for murdering his first wife